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| Junior Techie | I am having trouble installing Debian Linux. I have made a bootable CD, and loaded it, but when the installation gets to configuring the Network, it says that it cannot locate a Network Card. Also, when I am trying to partition my Hard Disk within the Debian installer, it cannot locate the Hard Disk. This is my first time installing a Linux operating system, and I cannot find any other source of help. Is there any way of fixing this? |
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| Member (again) | Wireless with Linux can be a pain in the butt. Normally, it can be made to work, but more often thatn not, it's not pretty setting it up. You could crack open your case to see if your harddrive is SATA, or, if you still have Windows, run a program like CPU-Z which will tell you what interface your drive is. |
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| Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2005 Location: Townsville, QLD
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| Mr special, Macdude is right Debian and wireless network cards don't mix, However you can use A program called ndiswrapper, Bellow is a link that tells you how to install and run your wireless network card using ndiswrapper http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000167 Here is how to install in Debian (sarge) http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/m.../InstallDebian Or if you wish to install ndiswrapper without having to compile it you can use this link: http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/print/500 hope this helps, Jake |
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| Junior Techie | Thank you for your posts, however, I am a little confused. I have read up on the Ndiswrapper subject, and I am getting the message that I need to have Linux running and then install this thing. Or am I supposed to do something during the installer, because I am having problems just getting Linux to install. |
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